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Mr. Albert A. Benchimol has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Axis Capital Holdings Limited since May 3, 2012. Mr. Benchimol serves as the Chief Financial Officer at PartnerRe Ltd. He is responsible for all aspects of PartnerRe’s global financial operations which includes investment and asset management, financial reporting and control, treasury, tax planning, and capital management. Mr. Benchimol served as the Chief Financial Officer at Axis Capital ... Holdings Limited from January 2011 to June 2012 and also served as its Executive Vice President from January 2011 to May 3, 2012. He takes care of investor and rating agency relations. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of PartnerRe Ltd. from April 1, 2000 to December 31, 2010 and served as Principal Accounting Officer. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Capital Markets of PartnerRe Ltd. from June 2007 to December 31, 2010. Mr. Benchimol is employed at PartnerRe Asset Management Corporation. He was working at Reliance Group Holdings Inc. from 1989 to 2000. He served as the Senior Vice President and Treasurer from 1998 to 2000 and as a Vice President and Treasurer from 1994 to 1998. From 1989 to 1994, he served as a Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Prior to that, Mr. Benchimol was employed at Bank of Montreal from 1982 to 1989. Mr. Benchimol has been a Director of Axis Capital Holdings Limited since January 1, 2012. He served as a Director of PARIS RE Holdings Ltd. since October 2009.

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